Transaction accounts
The table below lists the accounts, their use in transactions, and where they are set up.
Account | Use | Set Up |
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PO Accrual | Used as a temporary holding account to track the amount of inventory that has been received but not yet paid for (invoice has not yet been received). | Company (MA01), Process Level (AP00.5) |
Item Cost Variance Suspense | This is a temporary holding account that is used to indicate offset a cost difference between the invoice unit cost and receipt unit cost for an inventory item. This transaction is passed to the Inventory Control application for posting. | Company (MA01), Process Level (AP00.5) |
Tolerance Offset | Used to offset a cost difference between the invoice goods amount and the receipt goods amount that is within tolerance. Used a whole invoice level. | Company (MA01), Process Level (AP00.5) |
Receipt Write off | This account is used to write off old receipts that cannot be matched. | Company (MA01), Process Level (AP00.5) |
Match Write off | This account is used to write off amounts you have paid for goods that you do not expect to receive or goods written off when receipts are adjusted. | Company (MA01), Process Level (AP00.5) |
Matched Not Received | This temporary holding account is used to post amounts you have paid for goods but not yet received. Used for inventory items. | Company (MA01), Process Level (AP00.5) |
Returns Suspense | Used as a temporary holding account to post inventory items being returned to vendors. | IC Location (IC02) |
Inspection Hold | Used as a temporary holding account to track inventory items received and waiting for inspection. | IC Location (IC02) |
Freight | The account that is used when freight charges are applied against vendor returns. | IC Location (IC02) |
Handling | The account that is used when handling charges are applied against vendor returns. | IC Location (IC02) |
Scrap | The account that is used when inventory items are canceled off vendor returns or inventory items are rejected at inspection and written off. | IC Location (IC02) |
Inventory | The account used when inventory items are received. | GL Category (IC04) |
Cost Variance / Adjustment | The account used when cost variances cannot be posted to the inventory account because no stock exists, or transactions costs being different than default unit costs. | GL Category (IC04) |
Expense | The account used when non-inventory, special order, and services type items are received and when invoices are processed for these items. | Entry forms (PO20, RQ10, AP20). |
AP Accrual | The liability account invoices post to when matched. | AP Company (AP00.4), Process Level (AP00.5), Vendor (AP10), Company Vendor (AP10.5), Invoice Entry (AP20s) |
Discount Accrual | The account used to accrue payment discounts prior to processing payment. | AP Company (AP00.4), MA Company (MA01) |
Discount Earnings | The account used to accrue payment discounts during Payment Closing (AP170). | AP Company (AP00.4), Process Level (AP00.5), Vendor (AP10), Company Vendor (AP10.5), Invoice Entry (AP20s) |